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It's been a little while since I posted an outfit on the little ol' blog and I thought it was about time I switched things up a little now that i'm starting to get back into blogging. You can definitely tell from the quality of these photos that i'm a bit out of touch but i've managed to salvage them with lots of editing!

I recently picked up a few atumunal pieces from Primark, as we're currently in that weird transitional weather where it's freezing in the morning, yet boiling come mid afternoon so i've learnt that layering is a must at the moment!

I've been on the hunt for ages for a sleeveless blazer, as every blogger and instagrammer that I follow seems to be rocking them yet I can never find a nice one that isn't hella' expensive. I saw on a recent haul from Becca Rose(go follow her, she's adorable and hilarious!) that she picked up one from Primark, so I held out hope and my local Primark luckily had this Camel Sleeveless Button Blazer (£17). The quality of this is absolutely amazing for the price and I love the fact that is has pockets, however I did remove the epauletttes from the shoulders as it looked like I was wearing shoulder pads! I paired this with a recent sale buy from Newlook which is this lovely Halter Embroidered Top that I can't seem to find on the website but it has a lovely tie back to it and it's a great simple yet somewhat trend piece!

As you probably know, I live in jeans and i've been loving my Topshop Ripped Leigh Jeans that I picked up in the sales at Christmas, but they are in a somewhat sorry state and I should probably invest in a new pair soon! Onto the accessories now and i've been loving my Muru Jewellery Rose Gold Wishbone Necklace* (£54) as it just adds a little something to a really casual outfit. My current favourite accesory is my Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield Watch* (£159), which I did a full review here but i've been wearing this non stop recently and has become my everyday fashion accessory! IT just makes an outfit look that extra bit put together and it's so classy! If you are in the market for a new watch, make sure to use my discount code DWstyleandsplurging for 15%!

Over the past couple of weeks i've been quite lucky to have been in London for a couple of days and on my most recent trip I had a good few hours to kill before getting my train home, so I did what any girl would do and I got my shop on. I thought i'd share a few of the things I picked up as it's been a little while since I posted a haul.

When it comes to London, it definitely is the place where pretty much any beauty product is accessible and if you're like myself then you prefer to purchase beauty of products in the flesh as apposed to online, as you're able to ensure you've picked up the correct shade or you're going to like the scent etc. and i'm really happy with the products that I picked up.

The first place I made a pit stop at was & Other Stories, which is one of my favourite shops in London as you really don't find anything other shops remotely similar with the clothes, accessories and beauty products that they stock but the main reason was of course for their beauty! After purchasing and loving the Punk Bouquet Body Scrub (£7) I knew that I had to make a repurchase but I also picked up the Fig Fiction Body Scrub (£7) as i've heard so many people raving about this scent and they finally had it in stock on this visit. I'm not all that familiar with fig scented products, but this smells absolutely divine and I cannot wait to crack this open. I also decided to restock on my favourite foundation, the Erborian BB Creme Nude (£15) as it is so much cheaper in & Other Stories as apposed to some other stockists.

Whilst I was on Oxford Street I knew that I had to pop in the Lush Oxford St store as they sell so many exclusive products to the store and I couldn't wait any longer! The store itself is huge, it's like walking in an Lush smelling heaven with every product you'd ever need at your finger tips! I decided not to go crazy as my Lush collection is already quite huge but I definitely knew that I wanted to try a couple of product that i'd heard a lot about. The first product that I literally dived at was The Comforter Shower Cream (£9.50), which if you love the bubble bar as much as me, then you'll love this! I also decided to pick up a couple of the bath bombs as I was running low and wanted to try some new ones. I of course had to pick up The Experimenter (£3.75) after hearing so many rave reviews and I cannot wait to give this a go as it has popping candy in it! I also picked up The Yoga Bomb (£3.75) as it was being demonstrated in store and I was really intrigued as it is their longest lasting bath bomb, lasting up to 15 minutes and it supposed to be really relaxing, so that sold me!

So that is all the beauty bits that I picked up whilst in London! I also wanted to say a huge thank you, as this little blog reached 3,000 followers on BlogLovin' this week and I couldn't be happier, so thank you to everyone of you that is following!

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram then you will know that last weekend I headed on down to London for my first ever blogging event, the #BloggersFestival and I had the best time! I thought i'd share a few snapshots from my day and also show you all the amazing products that were in this years goodie bag!

As this was my first proper blogging event in London I was really nervous about going on my own, so I took to Twitter and found the lovely Chrissy from Beauty Bits 'n' Blog who also was in the same boat as me, so we agreed to meet up before the event and have a good chin wag over lunch before the event.

I set off really early on Saturday morning and eventually arrived in London just gone midday, where I met up with Chrissy at Waterloo and from there we wondered along The Thames over to the Conrad St James Hotel, where the event was being held. Once we had our bearings we popped into a lovely independent Italian restaurant where we had a good chit chat over what was the best pizza i've had in a while. Once we'd finished up we walked back to the hotel and we were instantly blown away, the hotel was absolutely stunning and we were greeted with champagne on arrival!

The event was organised and hosted by the lovely Scarlett Dixon and was sponsored by the wonderful team at Mode Media, where you could see how much hard work and dedication was put into making this event as special as it was. Chrissy and myself made our way into the event and made our way around all of the wonderful brands that were showcasing at the event including Jewellery Box, who pride themselves in silver and gold jewellery at affordable prices and has some lovely, yet quirky designs. I also had a good catch up with Nanshy team and it was lovely to see so many bloggers lusting over their amazing makeup brushes. We also got chatting to a few new brands/PR's that i'd never heard of including Exuviance a derma logical skincare brand thats quite big in the U.S and BonPrix, a fashion brand that I actually did a little interview on their blog which you can read here. Other brands at the event included CloudNine, The Perfume Shop, Bee Good, Bare Minerals, Brow Haus and loads more.

At most blogging events, usually brands will give out goodie bags and samples for you to take home and try for yourself, where you can also review the products on your blog if you want to. It's safe to say we were well and truly spoilt at the #BloggersFestival and I was so overwhelmed, but I really appreciated every single product I was gifted and instead of listing all of the product I received, I will be reviewing all of the products on the blog in due course!

I just want to say a huge thank you to Scarlett for organising such an amazing event and it was so lovely to be in a room full of lovely bloggers and some truly amazing brands! I had the best day, in fact the best day i've had in quite some time and it was exciting to step out of my comfort zone by doing something i'd never thought i'd do! It was also lovely meeting Chrissy and i've definitely got a blogging friend for life!

Ever since i've started my new job, my day to day accessories have changed quite considerably as I never used to really care about the accessories I wore until I was kindly gifted the Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield just under a year ago, and this became my go to watch for good while but I thought i'd share with you today the newest addition to my Daniel Wellington watch family and what has now become my everyday go to watch.

As i've previously mentioned, I was never one to wear a watch mainly because when it came to everyday accessories my previous job didn't really allow me to show of my personal character especially when it came to accessories, and watches in particular. However since starting at my new job, having a watch has become something that I have had to rely on especially when i've been stuck in long meetings, where i've needed to check the time or for when i've not had my phone to hand.

My latest addition to my Daniel Wellington collection is the Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield 36mm Watch* (£159), which is an upgraded and a more sophisticated version of my previous Classy Sheffield. This watch in particular has a 36mm watch face and a thicker strap, which I didn't think i'd like as i'm not usually a fan of the chunkier watch but i've totally been converted and I now wear this watch on a daily basis and save my other watch for more occasion wear where I don't want to wear a large watch.

Just like all Daniel Wellington watches the quality of this watch is absolutely stunning with beautiful rose gold hardware and a genuine leather strap, you can really see how they take pride in their amazing quality craftsmanship. Also another feature I really like is that the straps are changeable and being the indecisive person that I am I also selected the Wristband Classic Glasgow* (£25) so that I could change the watch up slightly if I was going for a more casual vibe. Again the quality of this watch strap is amazing, with the sturdy cord and beautiful rose gold hardware, you really can do no wrong. They offer a wide range of different straps, leather and cord so if you are also indecisive like myself, they've got you covered!

It's safe to say that Daniel Wellington watches have really changed my opinion when it comes to watches and I would honestly be lost if I wasn't wearing a watch nowadays, they have become an accessory staple! If you are in the market for a new watch, make sure to use my discount code DWstyleandsplurging for 15%! - I'll also be sharing an outfit post in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for that!

It's been some time since I last did a 'whats in my bag' style post and since i've now been in my job just gone six months, my bag situation has changed quite drastically. I thought it would be fun to do an updated whats in my bag but also talking about my new in bag organisation that has become a total life saver.

I've never been an overly organised person, although a major part of my job is too be organised to a fault, everything else i.e my bag, is not. Before my job I always stuck to a pretty small bag that held the bare essentials but now having a full time job, I do need more things on a day to day basis and organising that is actually really difficult. The struggle is real. I've heard about in bag organisers, but i'd never really heard enough or really seen them in store to really see how they worked, so when the team at Insjo contacted me in trying out one of their in bag organiser, I thought i'd see what it had to offer.

Insjo is one of the first in bag organiser brands, of which specialise in helping us women organise our bags in a simple yet stylish way. They offer a wide range of different in bags organisers for all different bags sizes, which also makes it really easy when switching between bags and avoids the hassle of having to constantly reorganise your bag and it means you won't forget any of your daily essential items.

I've been using my Insjo Inari Cotton bagINbag* (£28.50) for a few weeks now and it has changed my life, well my bags organisation life. It's the perfect size for me, as it fits in both the smaller bags that I use, but also fits in my everyday work bag whilst allowing extra room for any bulkier items such as folders, notebooks etc. What is great about this in bag organiser is that it has so many pockets and compartments, that is keeps everything separate and stops things getting tangled up inside my bag. What is also great is that all Insjo bags come with a keyring of which you can attach your keys too. I have the Insjo Pink Keyring* (£4.50), which is great as it had a clasp of which you can attach and unattached your keys to really easily!

So within my bagINbag, I like to keep the essentials that would move from bag to bag rather than random bits and bobs that would just clutter up my bag. Within the main compartment of the bag I keep my Go Stationary Diary (£8) along with a few pens and usually the boring things like spare hair bobbles and grips. Within the next compartment that has a popper, which is super handy for quick access, I usually keep just my iPhone 6 so it secure but still easy to get to. Within the last two pockets I keep my Apple Earphones, which I use on a daily basis especially at work as it helps me concentrate but I also use them for the gym (when I actually go), so I like to keep them in a handy but easily accessible place. I also keep any Lipsticks/Lip Products that i'm wearing or have been wearing so I can top up on the go, but keep them from rolling around in the bottom of my bag. I also keep my Car Keys attached to my bagINbag in order to find them easily and as I mentioned the clasp makes it super easy to attach and unattach from your bag.

All in all i'm so happy with my current in bag organisation and I cannot believe I hadn't invested in one before as they are so handy and just make life, or a part of it so much easier. If you are thinking of purchasing an in bag organiser, i'd highly recommend checking Insjo as they stock a wide range of in bags organisers for all different types of bags. If you do decide to take the plunge be sure to use my exclusive code 'CHARLOTTE15' for free shipping!